NVIDIA · 5 hours ago
Research Scientist, Generalist Embodied Agent Research - PhD New College Grad 2026
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$160K/yr - $259K/yrNVIDIA is searching for an outstanding research scientist to build humanoid robot foundation models and systems in the Generalist Embodied Agent Research (GEAR) group. The role involves designing and implementing novel AI algorithms and models for humanoid robots while collaborating with teams to transfer research to products and services.
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Responsibilities
Design and implement novel AI algorithms and models for general-purpose humanoid robots and embodied agents
Develop large-scale AI training and inference methods for foundation models
Optimize and deploy AI models in physical simulation and on robot hardware
Collaborate with research and engineering teams across all of NVIDIA to transfer research to products and services
Qualification
Required
Ph.D. in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, etc., or equivalent research experience
Outstanding engineering skills in rapid prototyping and model training frameworks (PyTorch, Jax, Tensorflow, etc.). Python or C++ is required; CUDA or ROS proficiencies are a plus
Excellent knowledge and hands-on experience for training LLMs, multimodal foundation models, or large generative models
Experience in foundation and diffusion models, reinforcement learning, agent learning, and applied robotics
Experience across one or both of these fields: Multimodal Foundation Models or Robotics
Excellent skills in working with large-scale machine learning/AI systems and compute infrastructure
Preferred
Hands-on training experience and publications in at least one of the following topics: LLMs; Large vision-language models; Video generative models and diffusion algorithms; Action-based transformers
Hands-on training experience and publications in robot learning, such as reinforcement learning, imitation learning, classical control methods, etc
Deep understanding of robot kinematics, dynamics, and sensors
Ability to safely operate robot hardware, lab equipment, and tools
Knowledge of control methods, including PID, model predictive control, and whole-body control
Familiarity with physics simulation frameworks such as MuJoCo and Isaac Sim
Robot hardware design and hands-on building experience
Benefits
Equity and benefits
Company
NVIDIA
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